Case lodged against PML-N's lawmakers over protesting against Shehbaz's arrest
FIR was filed in Civil Lines Police Station.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Police on Sunday lodged case against Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’s (PML-N) member of National Assembly (NA) Waheed Alam Khan, member of provincial assembly (MPA) Mian Marghoob and 150 others over staging protest against the arrest of PML-N president and former Punjab chief minister (CM) Shehbaz Sharif.
As per details garnered, first investigation report (FIR) was filed in Civil Lines Police Station.
The FIR accuses zealots of blocking the Regal chowk along with 140 other unknown accomplices.
On the other hand, Faisalabad mayor and large number of fumed protesters took to the streets to protest arrest of Sharif in the Ashiana-e-Iqbal Housing Scheme scam. Faisalabad mayor stated that Sharif was being punished for serving the masses of the Punjab.
Shehbaz handed over to NAB on physical remand
Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday has been handed over to National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on a 10-day physical remand to probe Ashiana Housing scandal.
Shehbaz Sharif, who was arrested by NAB on October 5, was produced before the accountability court amid stringent security arrangements in view of PML-N workers convergence outside court premises.
Dunya News exposed massive irregularities in Punjab’s companies
Back then in Oct 2017, Dunya News Investigation Wing has unearthed mammoth irregularities worth over Rs80 bn in financial matters of 56 companies formed by Punjab government.
As per details garnered, Punjab govt had constituted 56 companies under guise of good governance and registered them under Article-42 of Companies Ordinance 1984. Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif was inspired by the Turkish model and therefore summoned analysts from the same.
While deliberately turning a blind eye towards similar local companies operating in Pakistan, Sharif-led Punjab govt awarded dozens of contracts to Turkish conglomerates on hefty paybacks.
Before formation of these companies, 113970 employees were working in different departments across Punjab and the figure augmented to 157500 following arrival of Turkish corporations.
Rules were either disregarded or revoked while contracts were given on basis of sheer nepotism, thus inflicting hefty losses on provincial exchequer as Shehbaz Sharif issued mammoth Rs150 bn funds in this regard. Earlier, only six companies were formed but the amount soared to 56 in years to come.
What adds to the ambiguity of the matter is the fact that Punjab govt doesn’t audit the financial and administrational matters of these companies via Punjab Accountant General whereas audit reports of four companies were not made public. Likewise, administration and financial record of at least 38 companies is also missing.
65 officials appointed in these companies are withdrawing salary ranging from Rs3 lacs to Rs15 lacs per month. Waste management companies across Punjab achieved merely 25pc of set targets.
